This volume on teaching small classes is divided into the sections: lessons learned about best teaching practices in small classes; implementing and supporting small class programmes; evaluating small class initiatives; and teachers voices.

Introduction, Jeremy D. Finn, Acknowledgment. SECTION I: LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT BEST TEACHING PRACTICES IN SMALL CLASSES. Teaching Reduced-Size Classes: Lessons for Teachers, John Zahorik, Alex Molnar, Karen Ehrle, and Anke Halbach. Before and After Class Size Reduction: A Tale of Two Teachers, Cathleen Stasz and Brian M. Stecher. Balancing Breadth and Depth of Content Coverage: Taking Advantage of the Opportunities Provided by Smaller Classes, Lorin W. Anderson. Students' Sense of Community: Implications for Class Size, Helen Vrailas Bateman. SECTION II: IMPLEMENTING AND SUPPORTING SMALL CLASS PROGRAMS. Building a Communication/Dissemination Network to Support Class Size Reduction, Monica R. Martinez and Carmen G. Arroyo. Professional Development and Support Needs of CSR Teachers, Gina M. Pannozzo and Jeremy D. Finn. The Varieties of Small Classes and Their Outcomes, Charles M. Achilles and Jeremy D. Finn. SECTION III: EVALUATING SMALL CLASS INITIATIVES. Life at Draper Elementary School: Class-Size Evaluation Lessons, Patrick Harman and Pauline Egelson. Evaluating the Effects of Statewide Class-Size Reduction Initiatives: The Need for a Systemic Approach, George W. Bohrnstedt, Brian M. Stecher, and Michael Kirst. Design for the Evaluation of the Federal Class-Size Reduction Program, Mary Ann Millsap and Beth Gamse. Class Size Reduction and Special Education Referrals and Placements, Edward Wiley, Thomas Parrish, and George W. Bohrnstedt. SECTION IV: TEACHERS VOICES. Teachers Speak Out About Small Classes: A Practitioners Panel Discussion from the National Invitational Conference, ""Taking Small Classes One Step Further"". Epilogue.